Jan van Hoof - Aquarel, San Antonio - Ingelijst - Sold

Jan Van Hoof: warm beauty 'when people come into contact with my work, I want to immerse them in a warm feeling of beauty and tranquility.' A surprising statement. Still for someone who now has half-sided paralysis and a long rehabilitation following a snowboard accident in . But it is no contradiction for Jan. Ten years ago he learned to paint with his left hand. The interaction between the viewer and the work is of great importance to Jan. Jan followed art training at the Sint-Lucas Academy in Antwerp from 1994. After his accident, he attended the studio of Crea-t-uur, led by therapist Leen De Winter, and the Extraordinary Atelier of Academie Noord. 'If you look around you,' he says, 'you will find a universal language of form in all things that are rich in the world. Logical, because almost everything originated from organic materials.' His stylized organic forms are situated between abstract expressionism and futurism. The power of color and form, the search for the right composition and an eye for beauty are current themes in his work.